The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 1, 2132
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
7:24 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2589
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.6° / 294.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.09° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.49° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.66° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.